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Join with others in the spirit of sharing and caring by volunteering for the White Pony Express Free General Store (FGS). The FGS collects new and gently used toys clothing and books and gives them to those in need throughout Contra Costa County. We aim to help end poverty in our county by providing these items to those unable to afford them. We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in several ways.
-Workshop volunteers can help intake and process clothing and toy donations.
- FGS Boutique volunteers staff our free give-away events and help guests select lightly used clothing for men, women and children, as well as books and toys.
- Runners helps pick up donations and deliver them to our facility.
You can join our workshops at times that are convenient for you.
VOLUNTEER SHIFTS/HOURS
We hold Boutiques once a month or more, depending on our recipients' schedules. Contact Katie Ulmer (925-708-5039, katieulmer1@icloud.com) for event dates and details.
We have clothing and toy workshops seven days a week. Volunteers are welcome to sign up for a weekly workshop shift, or come as they can. Workshop times are:
Mondays: 3pm to 5pm, 7pm to 9pm
Tuesday - Friday: 3pm to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to noon, 3pm to 5pm
Sunday: 10am-noon, 3pm to 5pm
We also need the help of Runners (drivers) seven days a week to help pick up donations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Volunteers who join the Free General Store intake and prepare clothing and toys. This includes:
- inspecting donations to ensure they meet our standards
- sorting and folding clothing
- cleaning shoes, laundering clothes and cleaning toys
- mending clothing and toys
- helping clean the workshop area.
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About White Pony Express
Location:
3380 Vincent Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, US
Mission Statement
MISSION Our mission is to help eliminate hunger and poverty by delivering the abundance all around us to those in need--with love. GUIDING PRINCIPLE: UNITY We honor the essential unity of all by embracing and serving all those in need. OUR VISION We draw on the generous nature of our community members. In consequence a shared consciousness is born, in which it is natural for us to help one another. When that shared consciousness becomes widespread, there will be no more hunger and no more poverty.
Description
At White Pony Express, we rescue fresh surplus food from supermarkets, restaurants, and farmers’ markets and deliver it free of charge to organizations that feed the hungry. We also collect and distribute high-quality clothing, children's toys, and books.
We were founded by Dr. Carol Weyland Conner in 2013. Dr. Conner conceived this model as an excellent way to help eliminate hunger and poverty by delivering the abundance all around us to our neighbors in need. From our first day, Dr. Conner has stressed that more important than the food and clothing we deliver is the love we give. Love is at the heart of a family, and we are one family.
Beyond our goal of helping others, WPE aims to create opportunities for selfless service. Hundreds of volunteers make White Pony Express possible. They volunteer with us because they believe in our mission. They know they are helping others who have urgent needs at this time in their lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1326 Boulevard WayWalnut Creek, CA 94595
DATE POSTED
July 15, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours per workshop
- Ability to lift at least 10 lbs. is helpful, but not required (please share any lifting li